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PA'PER GARD CASE.

N 276,962. Patented May 1,1883.-

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INVENTOR 5 f Y Y I e ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES DE QUILLFELDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO DONALDSONBROTHERS, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER CARD-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,962, dated May 11883.

ApplieationfilerlMarch 3,1883. (ModeL) V To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES DE QUILL.

FELDT, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Paper Gard-Gases, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved paper card-case, which ismade of one continnous piece of paper without any pasting or stitching;and it consists of a card-case made of a continuous blank composed of arear part havingside gussets with extension-flaps, afront part connectedto the lower edge of the rear v part, and having a binding-flap and aclosing 15 top flap that is applied by a paper lock to the front part ofthe case, so as to close the case.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1, L and 3 represent respectivelya front view, a

i i side view, and a vertical transverse section, of

my improved paper card-case. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the sameon line y 3 Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 represents the blank n-om which thecard-case is made.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A in the drawings represents a paper blank that is made of onecontinuous piece of stiff cardpaper, and composed. of a rear part, a,

. side gussets, b I), having extension-flaps d d, a

front part, c, at the lower ed ge of the rear part, a, said front parthaving a. binding-flap, e, and a top flap, f, at the upper'edge ot'-theback part a. The top flap is provided with tongues f, which interlockwith ,slotsf of the front part, c, and form a so-called paper lock forthe card-case when the same has been folded in proper shape. This isaccomplished by first folding the side gussets, b b, and theirextension-flaps d d in front of the rear part, a, then bending. up thefront part, 0, and folding the 0 binding-flap e inwardly over theextensionflaps d d, as shown in the drawings in Fig. 3,

and finally binding the top flap, fiover the front part, c, and lookingit thereto by the locking device, which is made integral with 5 the topand front parts. In place of the looking deviceff any other suitablepaper lock may be used.- 7

A card-case is formed in this manner in which visiting-cards,postage-stamps, and oth- 5o er articles may be stored with greatconvenience, which is made up without requiring any pasting or stitchingof the parts, and which, when properly ornamented and embellished, formsa neat device for samples and advertising purposes generally.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A paper card-case made of a rear part, a,

side gussets, b b, having extension-flaps d d, 60

a front wall, 6, having a binding-flap, e, a top flap,f, and a lockingdevice,f'j made integral with the front part and top flap, respectively,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A blank for a card-case composed of a rear part, a, side gussets, bb, having extension-flaps cl d, a front part, c, having bindingflap eand slots f and a closing top flap,f,

having tongues f f, substantially as speci- 7o In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHAS. DE QUILLFELDT.

Witnesses CARL KARP, SIDNEY MANN.

